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plus how sandy is forcing changes at the pump. first, holley is learning about first fridays in leesburg. >> reporter: okay. so tony, i started my morning with an latte and ending it with this. do i have a sweet gig or what? pun intended in this case. you can experience all the flavors as well if you come out tomorrow night. supports a special good cause. all that and a whole lot more all live later. stay with us. us. anncr: which do you believe? what mitt romn's tv ads say about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme court... should overturn roe v. wade? yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v. wade. hopefully reverse roe v. wade. overturn roe v. wade. planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. anncr: no matter what mitt romney's ads say. we know what he'll do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. we had a good d group of people. good group of employees out there. this was a boo
plus how sandy is forcing changes at the pump. first, holley is learning about first fridays in leesburg. >> reporter: okay. so tony, i started my morning with an latte and ending it with this. do i have a sweet gig or what? pun intended in this case. you can experience all the flavors as well if you come out tomorrow night. supports a special good cause. all that and a whole lot more all live later. stay with us. us. anncr: which do you believe? what mitt romn's tv ads say about women?...
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moisture out there and the heavy rain earlier this week with sandy. but it should be a dry day today and at least partly sunny. i think more sunshine than we've seen in days so we're trepding in the right direction and right now we're setting up for a good looking weekend as far as sunshine is concerned so we should have a nice saturday and sunday. >>> today partly sunny. mid-50s later this afternoon. kids at the bus stop want jackets. it's chilly out there this morning. >> all right. time now to say hello to our very own sunshine, clouds or no clouds we've got sunshine with julie wright. hello, julie. is that better? >> i was waiting for the snaps to come in and for sarah to bring in the oola las. and then i turn around and think dave ross is in the house. on the roads right now you're going to find your lanes open. not a lot happening out here on the beltway so far. here we are between 270 and tyson, light traffic volume in each direction. 270 getting a little heavier but no issues reported. no problems to report coming from the park all the way ove
moisture out there and the heavy rain earlier this week with sandy. but it should be a dry day today and at least partly sunny. i think more sunshine than we've seen in days so we're trepding in the right direction and right now we're setting up for a good looking weekend as far as sunshine is concerned so we should have a nice saturday and sunday. >>> today partly sunny. mid-50s later this afternoon. kids at the bus stop want jackets. it's chilly out there this morning. >> all...
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finally getting back to business after that super storm sandy. new york's mayor michael bloomberg ringing the opening bell on the stock market after a two-day shut down. it was the first time that weather had closed the exchange in back-to-back days. >>> stocks ending fairly flat on this last day of october. all three markets average in the red for the month. >>> the irs is giving people a break for some people, well, sort of. they are extending the deadline to pay to november 7th for quarterly payments. >>> that's business i'm neil cavuto. supreme court... should overturn roe v. wade? yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v. wade. hopefully reverse roe v. wade. overturn roe v. wade. planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. anncr: no matter what mitt romney's ads say. we know what he'll do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. well, inside the brewer, there's a giant staircase. and the room is filled with all these different kinds o
finally getting back to business after that super storm sandy. new york's mayor michael bloomberg ringing the opening bell on the stock market after a two-day shut down. it was the first time that weather had closed the exchange in back-to-back days. >>> stocks ending fairly flat on this last day of october. all three markets average in the red for the month. >>> the irs is giving people a break for some people, well, sort of. they are extending the deadline to pay to november...
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damage here was serious during sandy. the high tides whipped by high winds from the nor'easter will make matters worse. >> this is the price we have to pay for having a martini the summer time on the beautiful day. >> reporter: up on the north end of ocean city, geo tubes designed to stop erosion and prevent flooding were fully exposed. the downs that work crews spent days rebuilding were getting hammered. two to three feet of sand from sandy still covered some oceanfront properties. the nor'easter promised to bring more. >> hopefully it's not going to be as bad as the last one. if it is, it is. we're already badly damaged, so, it can add anymore. you have to take it with sprayed and that is what it is. >> reporter: folks are bracing to see what the water damage will be, along the bay front areas, the homes there and hopefully they don't get too much damage this time around. live in ocean city, i'm david, shawn, back to you. >> and you can't help but feel for all of the people. let me ask you, dave. what about mandatory e
damage here was serious during sandy. the high tides whipped by high winds from the nor'easter will make matters worse. >> this is the price we have to pay for having a martini the summer time on the beautiful day. >> reporter: up on the north end of ocean city, geo tubes designed to stop erosion and prevent flooding were fully exposed. the downs that work crews spent days rebuilding were getting hammered. two to three feet of sand from sandy still covered some oceanfront...
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. >> reporter: flood waters are reseeding, they're working to clear sandy streets. all of this is clearly taking an emotional toll on folks in new york and new jersey. the massive damage has some homeowners breaking down in tears. >> i just spent $30,000 getting my home repaired, and it's all gone. >> 42 years i'm in my home and then lo. >> others say they now have nothing left and no place to go. >> we have nothing. no credit cards, nothing in our bank accounts. $15 in my pocket, nowhere to go, no electricity, no food, no gas. >> the bodies of two boys have been found in staten island new york. rushing waters swept them away in rushing waters. >> i would be devastated. i would die. i would want to be dead with them. i can't believe this is happening. >> the widespread destruction across several eastern states is the sight that many are still struggling to come to terms with. you see it on tv and you say oh, my god, you say prayers to them. now we say oh my god, we're praying for us. >> another storm system is predicted to hit the region next week. a noreaster could
. >> reporter: flood waters are reseeding, they're working to clear sandy streets. all of this is clearly taking an emotional toll on folks in new york and new jersey. the massive damage has some homeowners breaking down in tears. >> i just spent $30,000 getting my home repaired, and it's all gone. >> 42 years i'm in my home and then lo. >> others say they now have nothing left and no place to go. >> we have nothing. no credit cards, nothing in our bank accounts....
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you've been contacted with helping with sandy. >> yes. 60 million people were in the path of sandy. and there were 30 million pets who were living with them. so 15 million dogs, 14 million cats. more than a million horses. devastating to the eastern sea board. so we'll be in new jersey, in new york. we've already been in pennsylvania and delaware going to shelters and with the help of morris pet care and animal health and other great donors we're going to be delivering hundreds and thousands of pounds of supplies and food. >> and if folks want to get involved do we have an snunt. >> yes. we need every bit of help we can get. americanhumane.org. or text humane to 80888. >> in the last seconds we have, sergeant i want to focus on you and gabe. you said these days he gets to play a lot. >> he does. >> i got to know more about him. 10 years old. does he ever -- often we hear about when we come home from the front lines lingering affects, do you ever see him wanting to get involved and do more? what's his temperament like? >> he still likes to sniff everything when we're out and about. b
you've been contacted with helping with sandy. >> yes. 60 million people were in the path of sandy. and there were 30 million pets who were living with them. so 15 million dogs, 14 million cats. more than a million horses. devastating to the eastern sea board. so we'll be in new jersey, in new york. we've already been in pennsylvania and delaware going to shelters and with the help of morris pet care and animal health and other great donors we're going to be delivering hundreds and...
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i approve this message. . >>> super storm sandy might be gone. the work is beginning in new york neighborhoods, dealing with widespread power outages and the aftermath and severe flooding. we sent paul wagner to one of the hardest hit areas. paul. >> reporter: i watched the devastation and came to see it here for myself and i'm standing in front of the restaurant where the water came up to about my neck area. it devastated the businesses around here, including nathan's famous, which is just around the corner from here. the ocean is a couple hundred yards that way and where the boardwalk is still in tact, brian, and there is a creek back here and then the two met. the ocean and the croak came in here and gargiulo's restaurant was devastated. let me show you the last day and a half, they have been pumping all of the water out of their basement. take a look inside gargiulo's restaurant and so what five feet of water can do. buckled floors, a heavy dose of mud. the basement where all of the space are kept, including thousands of bottles of wine, stil
i approve this message. . >>> super storm sandy might be gone. the work is beginning in new york neighborhoods, dealing with widespread power outages and the aftermath and severe flooding. we sent paul wagner to one of the hardest hit areas. paul. >> reporter: i watched the devastation and came to see it here for myself and i'm standing in front of the restaurant where the water came up to about my neck area. it devastated the businesses around here, including nathan's famous,...
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not a sandy-like storm but important. we're going to show it to you here at 6:30, 6:45, i believe, on the news edge political show. 56 degrees now and 46 in gaithersburg. going to be chilly tonight if you have plans to be out late. keep in mind, we're probably going to fall into the low 30s in the suburbs, 39 for the district and the clouds will be breaking up and colder in the suburbs. tomorrow about 52 degrees and we'll get back to chilly sunshine. there will be a noticeable breeze for your saturday. the fox 5 accuweather forecast, a seven aft with some coastal questions that we're going to be watching. the temperatures between now and election day, brian, still in the low 50s and it will be quiet until wednesday and some showers, but we're concerned about the impact. >>> the five-year post season drought over for d.c. united. a preview of tomorrow's showdown with the archrival new york red bulls. next. >>> and if can you believe it, utility workers in san diego are training to grab a live power line. charged at 500,000
not a sandy-like storm but important. we're going to show it to you here at 6:30, 6:45, i believe, on the news edge political show. 56 degrees now and 46 in gaithersburg. going to be chilly tonight if you have plans to be out late. keep in mind, we're probably going to fall into the low 30s in the suburbs, 39 for the district and the clouds will be breaking up and colder in the suburbs. tomorrow about 52 degrees and we'll get back to chilly sunshine. there will be a noticeable breeze for your...
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as if sandy wasn't enough, residents in the northeast dealing with a second dose of disaster. 60,000 people lost power today again after yesterday's nor'easter and new york officials are about to make a drastic decision to curb the gas crisis. will thomas joins us now with more. >> the same region devastated by sandy last week just can't get a break, at least not yet. now a nor'easter has made recovery efforts more difficult and snowfall and outages just adds to the problem. it is so bad there is gasoline rationing in new york city and long island. i'll explain how that's working after we look at what's going on. let's roll this. sanitation trucks are clearing piles of debris on staten island, this ighborhood a full mile from the ocean dealing with 12 feet of water, 12 feet, all across the region hundreds of thousands still freezing in the dark. millions of people, yes, got their power back after sandy tore through only to lose it again from the nor'easter. it dumped up to a foot of snow in some parts of new jersey alone. lots of stories of kindness and generosity, but you know what?
as if sandy wasn't enough, residents in the northeast dealing with a second dose of disaster. 60,000 people lost power today again after yesterday's nor'easter and new york officials are about to make a drastic decision to curb the gas crisis. will thomas joins us now with more. >> the same region devastated by sandy last week just can't get a break, at least not yet. now a nor'easter has made recovery efforts more difficult and snowfall and outages just adds to the problem. it is so bad...
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this is still the remnants of sandy. not well organized obviously at this hour and what is left of the circulation pushing up into canada. but we're getting a little upper level disturbance coming through and it is picking up some of the moisture left out in the atmosphere with sandy and it is dropping down across the region. we'll have a lot of clouds around here today. there should be, particularly this afternoon, some periods or peeks of sunshine just like yesterday. we'll keep temperatures on the cool side the next couple of days as the air mass here -- our flow is out of the north and west so we'll keep things it on the cool side for the next couple of days. forecast for today, 55 degrees. clouds and sun. still a little cool for this time of year. winds out of the west at about five to 10. here is your accu-weather seven- day forecast. plenty of sunshine the next couple of days. want to remind you that we pull the clocks back an hour, we fall back an hour late saturday, early sunday. get an extra hour of sleep. that
this is still the remnants of sandy. not well organized obviously at this hour and what is left of the circulation pushing up into canada. but we're getting a little upper level disturbance coming through and it is picking up some of the moisture left out in the atmosphere with sandy and it is dropping down across the region. we'll have a lot of clouds around here today. there should be, particularly this afternoon, some periods or peeks of sunshine just like yesterday. we'll keep temperatures...
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national guard is helping with efforts. >>> this time last week we were preparing for sandy. now talk of a nor'easter. what can we expect going into election day and beyond? gwen talbart with a last look at the forecast. >> thank you very much, laura. chilly night to begin with, and skies clearing out as a ridge of high pressure starts to build in. northerly winds are settling in. be prepared. current temperature, 39 at dulles. 39 at baltimore. 43 in d.c. and 42 to the south at fredericksburg. the jet stream is allowing the cooler air to settle in. freeze warning for our areas to the north and west of the d.c. metro area. this kicks in monday at 4:00 a.m. until 8:00 a.m. any kind of sensitive vegetation, cover it up. chilly conditions across the area once again. jet stream to the south of us. what we'll be watching is this system. looks like it will develop off the southeast coast on tuesday, and by wednesday, start to move up the mid-atlantic. there's a lot of questions and variables, whether or not it will merge with another system before it ends up developing or whether it
national guard is helping with efforts. >>> this time last week we were preparing for sandy. now talk of a nor'easter. what can we expect going into election day and beyond? gwen talbart with a last look at the forecast. >> thank you very much, laura. chilly night to begin with, and skies clearing out as a ridge of high pressure starts to build in. northerly winds are settling in. be prepared. current temperature, 39 at dulles. 39 at baltimore. 43 in d.c. and 42 to the south at...
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many folks are still in the dark a week after sandy struck. close to a million homes and businesses are still without power in new jersey, the streets of staten island lined with piles of garbage, all this as the nation prepares for the presidential election tuesday. many wonder how the aftermath of sandy will affect vote turnout in the region. >> maybe it will be better off if they put it off for like another week or so and i could totally understand that. yeah, i think it would be best because a lot of people can't get out now, you know, and a lot of centers you can't vote there because they're either being used as an evacuation center or you just can't get in. >> reporter: meanwhile mother nature is doing the northeast no favors. forecasters warn a nor'easter is on the horizon. it could bring with it heavy rains, winds and more flooding. in brooklyn, new york, david lee miller, fox news. >> more on that storm. it will not affect new york tomorrow, but it will begin wednesday. we've got some graphics prepared for you. this may impact us. it
many folks are still in the dark a week after sandy struck. close to a million homes and businesses are still without power in new jersey, the streets of staten island lined with piles of garbage, all this as the nation prepares for the presidential election tuesday. many wonder how the aftermath of sandy will affect vote turnout in the region. >> maybe it will be better off if they put it off for like another week or so and i could totally understand that. yeah, i think it would be best...
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following the brutal blow by super storm sandy. details coming up. >> and later, asleep at the wheel? the surprising accusations against metro drivers. fox 5 morning news starts right now. >> this is fox 5 morning news. >> there's a live look at the lincoln memorial. another cool morning. i'm not even going to say that. you can just expect the mornings to be cool. after all, it is thursday november 1st. >> wow. >> good morning everybody. i'm tony per kin s. >> and i'm al allyson. >> severon middle and southern middle all remain closed today. in frederick county maryland lieu ee town maryland will be closed. >> thanks for the weather forecast he is going to deliver to us right now. >> you're welcome. if my house were a school, it would be closed today. >> all right. let's get to the forecast. things looking better here. sunshine later this afternoon. limited sunshine. not a great looking day but we continue to trend. things slowly wind down after the big storm. 46 in washington. 41. 46 d bwi marshal. there are a couple showers acros
following the brutal blow by super storm sandy. details coming up. >> and later, asleep at the wheel? the surprising accusations against metro drivers. fox 5 morning news starts right now. >> this is fox 5 morning news. >> there's a live look at the lincoln memorial. another cool morning. i'm not even going to say that. you can just expect the mornings to be cool. after all, it is thursday november 1st. >> wow. >> good morning everybody. i'm tony per kin s....
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from superstorm sandy as now topped 70. meantime, maryland is sending two ambulance strike teams to help out with the recovery effort in new jersey a countle number of home along the shoreline have been damaged or destroyed and some areas are still too hazardous to allow residents to go back in. farther north, about 25% of hoboken is still under water. >>> fire crews are still on the scene of a fire in northwest d.c. they were called to what witnesses say is a warehouse late last night. it is locatedded on moore street right near union market. we do have a crew on the way there and we'll have the latest updates soon. >>> stafford county sheriff's have stepped up the hunt for lawrence stewart, last soon in a red hyundai accent with virginia plates but may also be in a white nissan altima with and pennsylvania plates. >>> heap was in full force on m street last night. >> as well as d.c. place patrolling the area on horse back and foot to make sure everyone had a safe night. audrey barnes has the details. >> reporter: the part
from superstorm sandy as now topped 70. meantime, maryland is sending two ambulance strike teams to help out with the recovery effort in new jersey a countle number of home along the shoreline have been damaged or destroyed and some areas are still too hazardous to allow residents to go back in. farther north, about 25% of hoboken is still under water. >>> fire crews are still on the scene of a fire in northwest d.c. they were called to what witnesses say is a warehouse late last...
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from superstorm sandy has now topped 70. a countless up in number of home along the shoreline have been damaged or destroyed and some areas are still too hazardous to allow rest don't to go back in. about 25% of hoboken is still under water. millions are without power in new jersey and new york city as well as thousands in maryland, d.c. and virginia. but a bit of good news in new york city. parts of the subway opened against just after 6:00 this morning. >>> two ambulance strike teams from maryland are on their way to new jersey to help with the superstorm recovery effort. the crews headed out less than an hour ago heading for egg harbor township which is west of atlantic city. each team consists of five ambulances and a supervisor. and an overall task force coordinator. they will be assisting in patient evacuations and 911 emergency responses. sponses. >>> early voting picked back up in maryland after a two-day suspension due to hurricane sandy. there was a big turnout at polling stations in bowie and silver spring. the vo
from superstorm sandy has now topped 70. a countless up in number of home along the shoreline have been damaged or destroyed and some areas are still too hazardous to allow rest don't to go back in. about 25% of hoboken is still under water. millions are without power in new jersey and new york city as well as thousands in maryland, d.c. and virginia. but a bit of good news in new york city. parts of the subway opened against just after 6:00 this morning. >>> two ambulance strike teams...
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one reason behind the drop is super storm sandy. full few people are traveling and nationwide, there is relief at the pump n. hardest hit areas like new jersey and new york, there are gas shortage booms. the long lines of people waiting for gas are not going away. >> reporter: sandy victims expecting relief. look at the gas lines and you will see there is no relief in sight. the cars stretch for miles. in new york, governor cuomo calls the confusion after retract ising -- retracting the offer of free fuel to everyone. the department of defense insists that the gas promised for all is intended for first responders. in new jersey, chris christie refusing that mess altogether. >> there is no free gas in new jersey. fema came to me and said i wanted to give gas. i said no. they said you're going to take it back if you don't give it away for free. i said take it back. i was not going to set on the on have the same mayhem they had in new york. >> reporter: he enforced a gas- licensing rationing system allowing them to get on odd days, vic
one reason behind the drop is super storm sandy. full few people are traveling and nationwide, there is relief at the pump n. hardest hit areas like new jersey and new york, there are gas shortage booms. the long lines of people waiting for gas are not going away. >> reporter: sandy victims expecting relief. look at the gas lines and you will see there is no relief in sight. the cars stretch for miles. in new york, governor cuomo calls the confusion after retract ising -- retracting the...
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1,500 workers rr part of a deployment to the storm >>> the state will rebound from the devastation of sandy on the concert last night on the campus of penn state university. he thanked chris chris te for doing a fine job of taking care of citizens. proceeds will be donated to the american red cross. >>> president obama and mitt rom know both suspended their campaigns in the aftermath of hurricane sandy but with just four days before voters head to the polls it's back to the trail in full force. >> and the focus is all about those key swing states. >> reporter: whatever brief reprieve from political attacks offered in the wake of hurricane sandy is now both a memory as the candidates refocus on campaigning. >> governor romney has been using all his talents as a salesman to dress up these very same policies that failed our country so badly. >> wisconsin was one considered a lock for obama but the president's appearance in green bay is telling just how close this election could be. >> i'm really moved by your welcome. >> mitt romney appeared in another key battleground state addressing a crowd
1,500 workers rr part of a deployment to the storm >>> the state will rebound from the devastation of sandy on the concert last night on the campus of penn state university. he thanked chris chris te for doing a fine job of taking care of citizens. proceeds will be donated to the american red cross. >>> president obama and mitt rom know both suspended their campaigns in the aftermath of hurricane sandy but with just four days before voters head to the polls it's back to the...
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and there is something everyone knows, we saw sandy and this is no sandy-type of storm. what this is is a typical fall- like system that we sometimes see developing near the coast and this is being hinted at for next tuesday or tuesday night. somewhere in the timeframe, maybe into wednesday and this can form on the coast and get the light shower activity and quickly zip out to sea. or it could develop into something different and grab some of the chilly air we see in the ohio valley in contrast with the warmer air and become more of a storm that might kick up a wind and for some of the areas in the northeast. i would rather not see something like that on the weather map and not sure what scenario this would take. and how fast that forms and the time. that is what we're watching. sometimes that has an affect along the i-5 corridor and some wind and showers. this might give us a shower and might not. and a coastal concern for next week and the tuesday night stay into wednesday-thursday timeframe that will be watched and we'll keep a close eye on it for you. >>> still ahead
and there is something everyone knows, we saw sandy and this is no sandy-type of storm. what this is is a typical fall- like system that we sometimes see developing near the coast and this is being hinted at for next tuesday or tuesday night. somewhere in the timeframe, maybe into wednesday and this can form on the coast and get the light shower activity and quickly zip out to sea. or it could develop into something different and grab some of the chilly air we see in the ohio valley in contrast...
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super storm sandy proved to be an scrooge. chrstmas trees were destroyed when they were buried by 2 feet of snow. specializes in extra tall trees which can sell for up to $6,000 a piece. that company giving refunds to places like the cia headquarters. and old town alexandria. all of them ordered trees. they will now have to shop for trees from somewhere else. >>> last week, wal-mart announced it was getting a jump on black friday shopping by opening a day earlier on thanksgiving day. actually opening earlier on thanksgiving day. now, they are opening a few hours earlier. >>> now, target is joining in. >> i'm very impressed. customers and workers angry over it. sara is in studio with reaction to the turkey day opening and other holiday notes. the worker is kind of forgotten. >> i want to stay at home and enjoy thanksgiving. so they are upset. maybe some customers as well. some are liking it and so are the retailers. target following the lead opening doors earlier than ever on thanksgiving. 9:00 p.m. holiday shopping used to sta
super storm sandy proved to be an scrooge. chrstmas trees were destroyed when they were buried by 2 feet of snow. specializes in extra tall trees which can sell for up to $6,000 a piece. that company giving refunds to places like the cia headquarters. and old town alexandria. all of them ordered trees. they will now have to shop for trees from somewhere else. >>> last week, wal-mart announced it was getting a jump on black friday shopping by opening a day earlier on thanksgiving day....
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a sandy volunteer giving back more than he expected. josh turner left his chicago home to help with the recovery effort in new jersey. following a hard day of cleanup, he bought a lottery ticket and he won $100,000, a prize he says he is happy to share with victims. >> a portion of it, we're going to donate to someone or some family that's in need. >> he deserves it. he is a good hearted man. i could not pick anybody better to win it than john. >> the prize, after taxes will come to $75,000. turner plans to give another portion to his church. the rest, he says, elf invest in his business. good for him >>> we are coming back next with the weather. you have a warmup, gwen, more of the same or programs even better. >> absolutely. we have sunshine and rising temperatures to talk about. we'll have the details coming up. stay with us. where others fail, droid powers through. introducing the new droid razr maxx hd by motorola. now more than ever droid does. >>> well, we had a great start to the weekend. we had lots of sunshine and it was prett
a sandy volunteer giving back more than he expected. josh turner left his chicago home to help with the recovery effort in new jersey. following a hard day of cleanup, he bought a lottery ticket and he won $100,000, a prize he says he is happy to share with victims. >> a portion of it, we're going to donate to someone or some family that's in need. >> he deserves it. he is a good hearted man. i could not pick anybody better to win it than john. >> the prize, after taxes will...
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this is rockaway beach in new york hit hard by sandy last week. some residents there are still without heat, electricity from sandy and the nor'easter could make matters worse. >> we've got more pictures to show you again from new jersey. this will be neptune, new jersey. snow is still falling hard there. looks like cars are being abandoned. neptune is not too far from asberry park in new jersey. looks like it's 3, 4-foot of snow up there now. there is generally 3 to 4-inch amounts and some 6-inch amounts and i know central park is already up to 4 inches. these are mostly daily snowfall records because this is super early for them as it would be for us as well. so luckily this storm will be out of there in a number of hours, maybe not by early morning, but by the time the sun gets up and they get into midmorning i think most of this will be out of here. you can see we have a little rain, too, a bit of sleet mixed in here and there, but it's that colder air producing all the snow to our north. it's windy and so cold. it's about 10 degrees colder in
this is rockaway beach in new york hit hard by sandy last week. some residents there are still without heat, electricity from sandy and the nor'easter could make matters worse. >> we've got more pictures to show you again from new jersey. this will be neptune, new jersey. snow is still falling hard there. looks like cars are being abandoned. neptune is not too far from asberry park in new jersey. looks like it's 3, 4-foot of snow up there now. there is generally 3 to 4-inch amounts and...
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it was hit hard by superstorm sandy last week. some residents there are still without heat and electricity from sandy and it is believed the nor'easter could make matters even worse. i'm sure it will. i mean it is hard to believe they are getting hit once again. not the same magnitude of hurricane sandy but still, winds gusting to about 30 to 40 instead of 80 to 90. of course, winter conditions and that is unusual. we are only in the first week of november. a little unusual to see that much snow this early in the season. around here, we are on the back end of it and still very cold outside. we did get our first official snowflakes at reagan national last night. picked autopsy a trace officially. we've seen some flakes here in washington already this season. here is your big headline. nice pattern change ahead. that means more sunshine and warmer temperatures on the way. i think you'll love the weekend forecast as we get into veterans day on sunday and monday. our temperatures will be well into the 60s. should be a lot nicer. it is
it was hit hard by superstorm sandy last week. some residents there are still without heat and electricity from sandy and it is believed the nor'easter could make matters even worse. i'm sure it will. i mean it is hard to believe they are getting hit once again. not the same magnitude of hurricane sandy but still, winds gusting to about 30 to 40 instead of 80 to 90. of course, winter conditions and that is unusual. we are only in the first week of november. a little unusual to see that much...
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. >>> and now, the latest on superstorm sandy. things slowly getting back to normal here in new york city. the subway system partially reopened today on north of 34th streets and tunnels are still flooded. to ease congestion on the streets, police are only allowing vehicles into the city that have at least three people in them. >>> air traffic, meantime s completely restored in new york and all of the major airports are open. laguardia reopened on a limited schedule. kennedy and newark liberty he reopened. as a precaution, airline officials urged customers to confirm any flight in or out of the city n. new jersey, lines to the gas pump, again, hundreds of cars deep. some people waited more than an hour to fill up. sandy left many gas stations short on fuel and out of power. now, fuel trucks are finding it difficult to get around and replenish the gas stations. in hoboken, for example, there are still some 20,000 people trapped by flood waters. he's the latest. >> reporter: this is the scene today in hoboken, new jersey. what a dif
. >>> and now, the latest on superstorm sandy. things slowly getting back to normal here in new york city. the subway system partially reopened today on north of 34th streets and tunnels are still flooded. to ease congestion on the streets, police are only allowing vehicles into the city that have at least three people in them. >>> air traffic, meantime s completely restored in new york and all of the major airports are open. laguardia reopened on a limited schedule. kennedy...
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first, sandy, now a nasty nor'easter that is really packing snow. coming up next, even the d.c. united are feeling the hit. we'll get the latest on the situation up north plus tucker is checking our weather and julie has traffic. fox 5 morning news continues. ♪ [ female announcer ] nature exists on the grandest scale... ♪ ...and in the tiniest details. ♪ and sometimes both. nature valley granola thins pack the big taste of granola and dark chocolate into one perfect square, under 100 calories. nature valley granola thins. nature at its most delicious. >>> welcome back. this is a live look outside at the u.s. capitol dome. tucker says we've got some snow in some of the areas, some snow flurries around in this area. a lot worse up north. nor'easter slammed the mid- atlantic states and new england and the bringing in snow and more power outages inform massachusetts, there were car crashes on nearly every street in one town as the bay state got 4 inches of snow. in new york, 60,000 people who just got their power back on after last week's storms are once again in the dark this
first, sandy, now a nasty nor'easter that is really packing snow. coming up next, even the d.c. united are feeling the hit. we'll get the latest on the situation up north plus tucker is checking our weather and julie has traffic. fox 5 morning news continues. ♪ [ female announcer ] nature exists on the grandest scale... ♪ ...and in the tiniest details. ♪ and sometimes both. nature valley granola thins pack the big taste of granola and dark chocolate into one perfect square, under 100...
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. >> reporter: early voting had been scheduled to run saturday to thursday, but when superstorm sandy washed away two days of early voting, friday was added and hours extended. voters had until 9 p.m. to vote. anyone in line by that time could still vote and many say the wait, the weather, all of it is worth it just to have a say to exercise a valuable right. >> if you don't vote, that's crazy because there's a lot of people in the past who fought and died for the right to vote. so if you want to do something about our future, get out and vote. >> the mines tuesday are expected to be long, but -- lines tuesday are expected to be long are but it's anybody's guess if they'll be as long as the ones for early voting. polls in maryland open 7 a.m. tuesday. >>> maryland voters have a lot to decide tuesday, seven questions on the ballot, among them question 3 which changes current rules for removing an elected official if they are convicted of a crime. question 4 would guarantee instate tuition to undocumented immigrants. question 5 deals with redistricting. question 6 asks voters to decide
. >> reporter: early voting had been scheduled to run saturday to thursday, but when superstorm sandy washed away two days of early voting, friday was added and hours extended. voters had until 9 p.m. to vote. anyone in line by that time could still vote and many say the wait, the weather, all of it is worth it just to have a say to exercise a valuable right. >> if you don't vote, that's crazy because there's a lot of people in the past who fought and died for the right to vote. so...
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. >>> sandy could cause problems on election day. the details on that coming up. >>> tonight, we'll have the latest on the recovery effort. we'll tell you why mother nature could bring even more misery to the region. >> also ahead, a plan to reduce speed camera fines in the district is pitting the mayor against several members of the city council. >> and heads up you baby boomers, why being fit now doesn't mean you will escape heart problems later on down the road. gary. >> hey, thanks a lot, shawn. even with sunshine today, real chilly. you have to believe it's going to be cold overnight tonight and it is. froze warning is in affect for a large chunk of the area. we'll show you which counties are affected and a look at your evening forecast. all coming up next. stay with us. [ mitt romney ] we have to work on a collaborative basis. look, the reason i'm in this race is there are people that are really hurting today in this country. and we face this deficit -- could crush the future generations. and republicans and
. >>> sandy could cause problems on election day. the details on that coming up. >>> tonight, we'll have the latest on the recovery effort. we'll tell you why mother nature could bring even more misery to the region. >> also ahead, a plan to reduce speed camera fines in the district is pitting the mayor against several members of the city council. >> and heads up you baby boomers, why being fit now doesn't mean you will escape heart problems later on down the road....
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. >>> a heartwarming story of giving in the wake of hurricane sandy. many people are signing up to feed and house victims of the storm and making lifelong friends in the process. we take a look. >> reporter: jeannie kumber is a full-time working mother of two, but this dinner she's serving is not for her family. it's for the martinez es, a family she met a couple -- martinezes she met a couple days ago. she met them through the facebook page adopt a family hurricane sandy. most of the victims are from the jersey shore. >> there's a lot of volunteers. it is helping people like you and i, lydia. we are the types of people affected by this. there isn't anyone unscathed. so just the smallest effort has huge returns. >> reporter: jeannie with hundreds of others who like the page have been making meals, donations and friends like maribel. >> i'm still in shock. i know there's a lot of good people out there. i've seen it happen to other people. now that it's happening to us it feels overwhelming and i'm so grateful. >> reporter: maribel and her family lost al
. >>> a heartwarming story of giving in the wake of hurricane sandy. many people are signing up to feed and house victims of the storm and making lifelong friends in the process. we take a look. >> reporter: jeannie kumber is a full-time working mother of two, but this dinner she's serving is not for her family. it's for the martinez es, a family she met a couple -- martinezes she met a couple days ago. she met them through the facebook page adopt a family hurricane sandy. most...
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it's hurricane sandy turned superstorm sandy that hit our coastline doing so much damage here in new jersey and, of course, new york and connecticut and we are still trying to recover. in fact, i was telling some of the other people that i was talking with this evening that i was covering this storm and they were using snowplows to try to push the piles and piles of sand off of the road so they could finally let people get back to the barrier islands. now those same snowplows have to be used to remove the snow on the garden state parkway and the new jersey turnpike. >> we only have 10 seconds or so. are the shelters filling up? it's got to be a dangerous situation as well. >> reporter: yes. i didn't mention the schools, but some of the schools are being used as shelters. so people are using the shelters and some people are still refusing to evacuate. some of those low lying areas concerned about flooding and that's why they were asked to evacuate and some people, of course, staying with relatives and friends and a lot of people still do not have power, some 400,000 here in new jersey
it's hurricane sandy turned superstorm sandy that hit our coastline doing so much damage here in new jersey and, of course, new york and connecticut and we are still trying to recover. in fact, i was telling some of the other people that i was talking with this evening that i was covering this storm and they were using snowplows to try to push the piles and piles of sand off of the road so they could finally let people get back to the barrier islands. now those same snowplows have to be used to...
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this nor'easter that is moving in is not expected to be nearly as bad as sandy. >>> colorado and washington have become the first states to legalize recreational marijuana and medical marijuana was legalized in massachusetts. but in oregon, the measure was turned down by voters. opponents say the legalization sets back drug reform in the united states. one of the closest watched senate races was in missouri where claire mccaskill won re- election. ments a big win for democrats. she beat todd akin who came under fire for saying women had ways of preventing pregnancy in cases of legitimate rape. >>> elizabeth warren beat scott brown. warren has risen through the dreamtic party since she was appointed president obama's consumer watchdog. so a few changes in some of the races. >> fox 5 morning news continues right now. ght now. >>> we have picked ourselves up. we are fought our way back. and we know in our hearts that, for the united states of america, the best is yet to come. come. >> president barack obama giving his speech to supporters after claiming victory in the white house. >> mitt romn
this nor'easter that is moving in is not expected to be nearly as bad as sandy. >>> colorado and washington have become the first states to legalize recreational marijuana and medical marijuana was legalized in massachusetts. but in oregon, the measure was turned down by voters. opponents say the legalization sets back drug reform in the united states. one of the closest watched senate races was in missouri where claire mccaskill won re- election. ments a big win for democrats. she...
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super storm sandy, the impact of that. again, talking about the exit polls where you get a more personal thing from the voters sometimes about what they are thinking about. i heard how the president handled that and the fact that he was working with chris christy and praising him might have impacted this. >> obama was getting big wet kisses. i thought it was interesting as well. and polls did show it had an impact according to the ap, 64% said president obama's response was a factor in their vote. >> so of course the headlines across the u.s. is president obama's re-election. >> and there's a place where you can see those. first i want to thank melanie for talking about those. >> we have to go. but thank you so much. >> it's all very interesting. >> the story behind the story. >> very good. >> now, those newspapers across the nation pretty much have the president and his second term starting right now. >> that's your bighead line. a place where you can see many of those headlines right here in the nation's capitol. wisdom
super storm sandy, the impact of that. again, talking about the exit polls where you get a more personal thing from the voters sometimes about what they are thinking about. i heard how the president handled that and the fact that he was working with chris christy and praising him might have impacted this. >> obama was getting big wet kisses. i thought it was interesting as well. and polls did show it had an impact according to the ap, 64% said president obama's response was a factor in...
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why hurricane sandy survivors say they have been forgotten. >>> then, amid the devastation from sandy, the world's largest marathon has been postponed. and video surfaces of mitt romney days before the election. election. anncr: which do you believe? what mitt romney's tv ads say about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme court... should overturn roe v. wade? yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v. wade. hopefully reverse roe v. wade. overturn roe v. wade. planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. anncr: no matter what mitt romney's ads say. we know what he'll do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. . >>> we're back now with a consumer alert for hyundai and kia owners. the e.p.a. said the korean automakers inflated the gas mileage by one to six miles per gallon. it was uncovered during an audit by the agency and it's now making the automaker replace the fuel stickers. they apologize and will reimburse customers for
why hurricane sandy survivors say they have been forgotten. >>> then, amid the devastation from sandy, the world's largest marathon has been postponed. and video surfaces of mitt romney days before the election. election. anncr: which do you believe? what mitt romney's tv ads say about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme court... should overturn roe v. wade? yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v....
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first you had superstorm sandy, then the nor'easter and seriously cold temps. gary mcgrady is with us. so, gary are let's hope some warm weather is sticking around.a while. >> will, today we were up to 58 degrees. we're into the 60s for the weekend and at least on monday. it will get cooler after monday. right now, though, we look at satellite picture. it's all fair out there. there are some showers coming into northwestern ohio right now, all indications are that's going to weaken and dissipate. we may see a few high and midlevel clouds early tomorrow morning. the plan for the weekend is this ridge of high pressure really will kind of pump up through the area and keep us protected. that will keep most of the cloud cover going north of us. any chance of rain going to the north of us and maybe more importantly, it will bring in these southerly winds. it will help get temperatures back up to the mild category. i think we're probably going to be up into the middle 60s tomorrow and as we start getting into sunday, we're talking the upper 60s. it would not surprise
first you had superstorm sandy, then the nor'easter and seriously cold temps. gary mcgrady is with us. so, gary are let's hope some warm weather is sticking around.a while. >> will, today we were up to 58 degrees. we're into the 60s for the weekend and at least on monday. it will get cooler after monday. right now, though, we look at satellite picture. it's all fair out there. there are some showers coming into northwestern ohio right now, all indications are that's going to weaken and...
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a look at the damage from sandy. plus, how thousands without power in new york are get a chance to vote today. we'll have more on that. let's take a look at the markets. investors are in a bit of a holding pattern waiting to see what happens in today's election. the dow and nasdaq posted very small gains monday. overseas, asian markets are mixed. they are also waiting to see what happens at the polls as well. japan's nikkei lost about 32 points in trading today. [ mitt romney ] we have to work on a collaborative basis. look, the reason i'm in this race is there are people that are really hurting today in this country. and we face this deficit -- could crush the future generations. and republicans and democrats both love america but we need to have leadership -- leadership in washington that will actually bring people together and get the job done and could not care less if it's a republican or a democrat. i've done it before, i'll do it again. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. i'm mitt romney, we had a goo
a look at the damage from sandy. plus, how thousands without power in new york are get a chance to vote today. we'll have more on that. let's take a look at the markets. investors are in a bit of a holding pattern waiting to see what happens in today's election. the dow and nasdaq posted very small gains monday. overseas, asian markets are mixed. they are also waiting to see what happens at the polls as well. japan's nikkei lost about 32 points in trading today. [ mitt romney ] we have to work...
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that is down from a peak of 8.5 million following sandy. mother nature threw a snowy curbball to the victims. the power outages aside, people hoping to return to damaged or destroyed homes to salvage any belongings left. now, they have inches of snow toivity is through first. it's also forcing businesses to push back reopening following the storm and let's go live to sharon. recovery efforts must have come to a crawl with all of the snowfall? >> reporter: absolutely, it was rough. we were in the nor'easter here last night and this is brutal. is they said i'm done, why does is mother nature doing this to us? what with have we done? >> and i am's block away from the water along the jersey coast line here. can you see the flashing lights behind me and that is because we're in a evacuated area. i wanted to show you why we're here. i wanted to give you a picture of what they're facing. look at the home here. this is one of the many homes completely condemned and this is an entire neighborhood that no one can really return to. you're looking at t
that is down from a peak of 8.5 million following sandy. mother nature threw a snowy curbball to the victims. the power outages aside, people hoping to return to damaged or destroyed homes to salvage any belongings left. now, they have inches of snow toivity is through first. it's also forcing businesses to push back reopening following the storm and let's go live to sharon. recovery efforts must have come to a crawl with all of the snowfall? >> reporter: absolutely, it was rough. we were...
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. >> plus a weather alert just days after sandy, the storm ravaged northeast is keeping a close eye on another potential storm. >> and gunfire in an upscale d.c. neighborhood. tonight the son of a local tv news anchor is facing charges. >>> but we begin tonight with change of heart from new york city's mayor. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm shawn yancy. >> i'm brian bolter. this evening it became official after outrage continuing to run the new york city marathon mayor bloomberg caved. fox 5's will thomas starts us off in the newoom. what led to this? >> all week organizers said the race would go on. it brings in nearly $350 million to new york alone, but the outcry was too loud. for instance, as many of you know, much of lower manhattan is still in the dark not to mention staten island where the race would have started. hese giant generators are in place for the race to power things like race clocks. the thing is that's enough juice to power up hundreds of homes. >> the city of new york is not going to give up. the city of new york is coming back and this race will demonstrate that
. >> plus a weather alert just days after sandy, the storm ravaged northeast is keeping a close eye on another potential storm. >> and gunfire in an upscale d.c. neighborhood. tonight the son of a local tv news anchor is facing charges. >>> but we begin tonight with change of heart from new york city's mayor. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm shawn yancy. >> i'm brian bolter. this evening it became official after outrage continuing to run the new york city marathon...
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thanks for coming in. >> thank you. >> let's talk about sandy. i know that we cannot attribute anyone storm to global warming or climate change. but are you concerned about the warming of the ocean the melting of the ice cap ands that kind of thing and the affect it's beginning to have on our environment? >> the question now is really not whether each weather event is caused by global warming but the climates have warmed and the weather will form anyway but all forming in a much wetter climate. and the sea level is rising. especially in our region from north carolina to massachusetts. sea level rises accelerating at three times the rest of the green. gulf stream changes and so on. so the storm surge will get worse with time. >> when you mention global warming or climate change particularly here in the united states and particularly here in washington, those terms have become politicized and people debate about is it caused by humans? should we be funding research into this. all that kind of thing. but what you just said, those are facts. the wate
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sandy's remnant low is up over eastern canada. we think one more day of this pattern will chase the clouds out of here. temperature now is 50 degrees, 48 baltimore and 45 for gaithersburg, 46 for dulles and martinsburg. winchester comes in at 43 and culpeper and manassas 33 degrees. where you've had clearing, it's cooler. futurecast shows that dry spot out to our west, but it does fill in for the morning. there could be sprinkles here and there and yes, another inch, maybe two for the mountain communities out along 68 for garrett county and down in west virginia for the high spots. for most of friday afternoon clouds to begin, maybe some brightening of the skies for the afternoon. i think we can get some sunshine in more of a widespread fashion for saturday and just a few clouds passing by to our south sunday. the weekend should be sunnier, still on the cool side with temperatures in the 50s. tonight 42 degrees, spotty sprinkles, tomorrow a lot of clouds, 54 degrees, definitely on the cool side. your planner, you probably don't ne
sandy's remnant low is up over eastern canada. we think one more day of this pattern will chase the clouds out of here. temperature now is 50 degrees, 48 baltimore and 45 for gaithersburg, 46 for dulles and martinsburg. winchester comes in at 43 and culpeper and manassas 33 degrees. where you've had clearing, it's cooler. futurecast shows that dry spot out to our west, but it does fill in for the morning. there could be sprinkles here and there and yes, another inch, maybe two for the mountain...
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. >>> many people are wondering how the aftermath of superstorm sandy will affect election turnout into the northeast. trains connecting new york to new jersey are still down creating a logjam of traffic. still long lines of traffic. close to a million home appear businesses are still without power in new jersey and massive piles of garbage are mounding on the streets i'm strong nor'easter storm is expected to hit the region tomorrow. >>> in other local news, montgomery county police have filed charges against the father of a 4-year-old who fell from a ninth floor apartment window in silver spring last month. 30-year-old christopher harley of temple hills is charged with child neglect. police say the boy remains in the hospital in serious condition. >>> we still have plenty ahead. more weather, traffic and all your top stories. >> fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts now. starts now. >>> good morning. it is tuesday, november 6th, election day and it is a cool start to the morning. temperatures already in the 30s. i would say it is a cold morning. >> it is cold. >> good morning. i'm sarah s
. >>> many people are wondering how the aftermath of superstorm sandy will affect election turnout into the northeast. trains connecting new york to new jersey are still down creating a logjam of traffic. still long lines of traffic. close to a million home appear businesses are still without power in new jersey and massive piles of garbage are mounding on the streets i'm strong nor'easter storm is expected to hit the region tomorrow. >>> in other local news, montgomery county...
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. >>> straight ahead, voters hit by super storm sandy still determined to complete their civic duty. how they casting their ballots in locations under water without power. matt. >> and strong voter turnout in the district. there is one issue that has people upset. coming up, i'll explain in a live report. sue, it's cold out here. >> definitely is, matt. all right some -- already some places in the 30s. no freeze warning and that won't be as cold tonight as it was last night. what about the nor'easter? we'll talk about whether or not that is going to impact d.c. that is coming up in a few minutes. come on up to the news edge at 6. . >>> to the district now, long lines greeted many this morning, despite the fact that over the weekend, election officials estimate over 50,000 people voted early. matt ackland is keeping an eye on things in d.c. and joins us live from mckinley tech high. >> reporter: we're told at this high school, the line was very long at 7:00 this morning. 500 people that looped around the building. one issue that is really tieing things up
. >>> straight ahead, voters hit by super storm sandy still determined to complete their civic duty. how they casting their ballots in locations under water without power. matt. >> and strong voter turnout in the district. there is one issue that has people upset. coming up, i'll explain in a live report. sue, it's cold out here. >> definitely is, matt. all right some -- already some places in the 30s. no freeze warning and that won't be as cold tonight as it was last...
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the new york mayor and new jersey governor toured parts of staten island, devastated by sandy. >> there is a lot of cleanup to do and people still need emergency help, they need heat and hower -- power, they need food and shelter, kids are still trying to figure out why where they going to school. >> the president also looked at the queens area. >>> the national research council found the nation's grid is spread out across hundreds of miles. many key pieces of equipment are unguarded or so old, they lack the sensors to limit the outages. the the portion of the report are given to the department of homeland security. >>> the largest criminal penaltiy in u.s. district. bp agreed to pay $4 billion to the u.s. government over the next five years. and the record settlement in the gulf, bp agreed to a five- year probation term. two bp employees face manslaughter charges in connection to the deaths of 11 people who were killed when the oil rig exploded triggers the massive spill. >>> straight ahead on the news edge, controversial fliers canvass a community. the hateful message posted on severa
the new york mayor and new jersey governor toured parts of staten island, devastated by sandy. >> there is a lot of cleanup to do and people still need emergency help, they need heat and hower -- power, they need food and shelter, kids are still trying to figure out why where they going to school. >> the president also looked at the queens area. >>> the national research council found the nation's grid is spread out across hundreds of miles. many key pieces of equipment are...
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: nearly a week after sandy hit the east coast, power outages still plague parts of the northeast. that along with damaged and destroyed buildings could mean a lack of places for voters to cast their ballots. new york city mayor michael bloomberg says he is working to ensure voter will not miss their opportunity to participate in the election. >> we'll do anything we can to help the board of elections. we've got to make sure everybody can vote. it is not going to be easy but we'll both work hard on that. >> reporter: officials in new jersey are also taking steps. >> you still go to the polling places. we'll have trucks set up there and you will vote old school. you'll vote paper ballots. everybody will have the opportunity to vote. >> reporter: some say the presidential race is not their main concern. >> it is really like on the back burner. i don't know what wear doing tuesday as far as voting. my school is up the block. i don't quite know yet. >> reporter: others say voting is still a top priority. >> you knew it was coming a week in advance. the same people who were planning for
: nearly a week after sandy hit the east coast, power outages still plague parts of the northeast. that along with damaged and destroyed buildings could mean a lack of places for voters to cast their ballots. new york city mayor michael bloomberg says he is working to ensure voter will not miss their opportunity to participate in the election. >> we'll do anything we can to help the board of elections. we've got to make sure everybody can vote. it is not going to be easy but we'll both...
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but it could include snow in new england and high winds snare owes hit hard by sandy. >>> sandy's impact on the election is unclear, but it won't stop voters in the garden state. officials say they'll deploy military trucks to serve as polling places tuesday. they are also extending the deadline for mail-in ballots. >>> only a few days until americans do head to the polls. and president obama is back on the campaign trail after a pause for sandy. after campaigning in wisconsin, nevada, colorado yesterday, he has three stops in battleground ohio today. tomorrow the president will appear in manassas with bill clinton and singer dave matthews. yesterday's new york mayor michael bloomberg on yesterday endorsed president obama. >>> mitt romney starts the day with a rally in wisconsin and heads to ohio for two more campaign events. he'll join his wife and running mate paul ryan for a rally tonight in westchester, ohio. tony? >>> allison, another election curve ball comes out today, in about 30 minutes the labor department will release the october unemployment report. economists say the nation
but it could include snow in new england and high winds snare owes hit hard by sandy. >>> sandy's impact on the election is unclear, but it won't stop voters in the garden state. officials say they'll deploy military trucks to serve as polling places tuesday. they are also extending the deadline for mail-in ballots. >>> only a few days until americans do head to the polls. and president obama is back on the campaign trail after a pause for sandy. after campaigning in...
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. >>> some breaking news from the sandy storm zone. a small earthquake has struck in northern new jersey. the u.s. geological survey says the 2.0 uake hit at 1:19 this morning in ridgewood, new jersey. some residents reported hearing a lot boom when the quake struck but for reports of damage this morning. >>> coming up next, changes are coming to d.c.'s speed camera fines. >> the mayor makes a move to lower what drivers will pay but the battle to make them even lower is not over just yet. fox 5 morning news is back in a moment. [ earnest ] out o of the blue one day, we were told to build a 30-foot stage. gathered the guys and we built that 30-foot stage, not knowing what it was for. just days later, all three shifts were told to assemble in the warehouse. a group of people walked out on that stage and told us that the plant is now closed and all of you are fired... i looked both ways, i looked at the crowd, and...we all just lost our jobs. we don't have an income. mitt romney made over 100 million dollars by sh
. >>> some breaking news from the sandy storm zone. a small earthquake has struck in northern new jersey. the u.s. geological survey says the 2.0 uake hit at 1:19 this morning in ridgewood, new jersey. some residents reported hearing a lot boom when the quake struck but for reports of damage this morning. >>> coming up next, changes are coming to d.c.'s speed camera fines. >> the mayor makes a move to lower what drivers will pay but the battle to make them even lower is...
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. >>> some people in new york city took up shovels and tools to help victims of super storm sandy. the volunteers got on buses at city hall and went to some of the hardest hit areas like staten island. they are sorting goods, checking on residents, delivering supplies. there are 36 diaster recovery centers in new york city with more to come. >>> while things are improving nearly two weeks after the storm, there are plenty of people who still do not have power. fox's peter doocey has more on why some are running out of patience. >> reporter: almost two weeks after super storm sandy passed through, some people are still without company. the largest company on long island, lipa now being blamed for poor preparation. >> i don't believe what they did was adequate. i don't believe it was right. part of it is the system design and part of it is just their performance and the fact that these utilities are a monopoly. >> reporter: government-owned lipa asked other utility companies for 700 workers to help them restore power but they ended needing 10,000. the companies that lipo contracted t
. >>> some people in new york city took up shovels and tools to help victims of super storm sandy. the volunteers got on buses at city hall and went to some of the hardest hit areas like staten island. they are sorting goods, checking on residents, delivering supplies. there are 36 diaster recovery centers in new york city with more to come. >>> while things are improving nearly two weeks after the storm, there are plenty of people who still do not have power. fox's peter...
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for several days, hurricane sandy dominated the conversation but there are the new numbers out tonight from the labor department. employers adding 175,000 jobs, but the jobless rate ticking up from sun.8 to 7 -- 7.8 to 7.9%, again, unemployment taking center stage in the campaign. we begin in springfield, ohio. president obama making three stops in the state and telling crowds the state has made progress from four years ago and that republicans would reverse the trend. >> if it's a choice between going back between the top-down policies that got us into the mess or the middle-up, bottom- up strategies that have gotten us out of this mess and they keeping us going. >> reporter: to west alice, wisconsin, now. governor mitt romney telling his supporters the job market may remain stagnant no matter who is elected. >> this is about america. it's about the future that we're going leave to the children. we thank you, and we ask to you stay out of all of the way to the finish line. we're going win on tuesday night. >> reporter: stay in wisconsin now, vice president joe biden raleying democrats
for several days, hurricane sandy dominated the conversation but there are the new numbers out tonight from the labor department. employers adding 175,000 jobs, but the jobless rate ticking up from sun.8 to 7 -- 7.8 to 7.9%, again, unemployment taking center stage in the campaign. we begin in springfield, ohio. president obama making three stops in the state and telling crowds the state has made progress from four years ago and that republicans would reverse the trend. >> if it's a choice...
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credit falling oil prices and sandy for the dip. the storm cut demand. drivers in dc are paying more at $3.67 a gallon. drivers in maryland and virginia are paying less than the national average. >> later this morning, a pub lib hearing will be held. the hearing will discuss several changes to the speed camera. mayor vince gray announced new fine to lower the ticket for vie rations up to 10 miles an hour to $50. and violations for up to 15 miles per hour over the limit. but tickets for speeders going 25 miles per hour over the limit. those will increase to $300. >>> 24 hours and counting. still ahead we will sit down for a campaign insider with how the candidates will spend the last day. >> but first, running out of time. the redskins head into the bye week at the bottom of the division after the loss to the carolina panthers. we'll look back at what went wrong next. it's 8:09. we'll be right back . u >>> the 19 yard line. >> the state of the skins not looking good heading into the bye week. >> third straight loss. the panth
credit falling oil prices and sandy for the dip. the storm cut demand. drivers in dc are paying more at $3.67 a gallon. drivers in maryland and virginia are paying less than the national average. >> later this morning, a pub lib hearing will be held. the hearing will discuss several changes to the speed camera. mayor vince gray announced new fine to lower the ticket for vie rations up to 10 miles an hour to $50. and violations for up to 15 miles per hour over the limit. but tickets for...
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. >> frustrations continue to mount in the areas hardest hit by sandy. one of the biggest concerns today, getting to the polls. how officials in new york are making it easier to cast ballots. 7:21. we'll be right back . it's my coffee when i want it. you press a button, you have great dunkin' coffee. i got my coffee for the morning, i got my dunkin' k-cup packs for the rest of the day. only available at dunkin' donuts restaurants. america runs on dunkin' coffee. look, the reason i'm in this race is there are people that are really hurting today in this country. and we face this deficit -- could crush the future generations. and republicans and democrats both love america but we need to have leadership -- leadership in washington that will actually bring people together and get the job done and could not care less if it's a republican or a democrat. i've done it before, i'll do it again. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. i'm mitt romney, we had a good group of people. good group of employees out there. this was a booming place. and mitt romney
. >> frustrations continue to mount in the areas hardest hit by sandy. one of the biggest concerns today, getting to the polls. how officials in new york are making it easier to cast ballots. 7:21. we'll be right back . it's my coffee when i want it. you press a button, you have great dunkin' coffee. i got my coffee for the morning, i got my dunkin' k-cup packs for the rest of the day. only available at dunkin' donuts restaurants. america runs on dunkin' coffee. look, the reason i'm in...
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. >>> it's been two weeks since hurricane sandy made landfall and some victims say they still haven't sn help from the government and sandy may have ruined some people's chances of getting a good christmas tree, details coming up. >> temperatures are falling, sue. >> we're saying farewell to the warmer days over the weekend. here comes the rain, too, especially in the western suburbs. we're getting some moderate rain. i think it will be around for the morning rush hour. the rest of your forecast i'll have in just moments, brian. >> check out the rundown. we're back. [ dollar ] thas me. l50858544p. but i'm not just a number. i have a purpose. a higher purpose. [ muffled ] have some respect! not good. oh, man. hello? mm, no! finally -- the buck stops here. [ male announcer ] mcdonald's new hot'n spicy mcchicken. tender, juicy chicken with a crispy, spicy coating. at only a dollar, it's spicy, not pricey. but only for a limited time. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the de
. >>> it's been two weeks since hurricane sandy made landfall and some victims say they still haven't sn help from the government and sandy may have ruined some people's chances of getting a good christmas tree, details coming up. >> temperatures are falling, sue. >> we're saying farewell to the warmer days over the weekend. here comes the rain, too, especially in the western suburbs. we're getting some moderate rain. i think it will be around for the morning rush hour. the...
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so, we had that happen with sandy. thank goodness the nor'easter is coming long and is not going to be a real strong dramatic storm. we'll talk about that in just a bit. 45 degrees right now, here in town. the clouds came over at least most of us, if you're in the northern tiered counties here, you're watching from southern pennsylvania, the chances are you probably had a real great day all day long and showed a picture of the sunset earlier. that was gorgeous and looking to the north-northwest and 39 for gaithersburg. the temperatures are dropping out of the suburbs. it's going to be cold overnight and should not be as cold as what it was this morning where we had numerous reports of 20s and in everybody outside of town. mostly cloudy to cloudy at sun:00, 44 degrees and the temperatures will cool and once the clouds move in and thicken up, looks like they will stay upper 30s pretty much in the city overnight tonight. warmer with this blanket of clouds that we're expecting. i would say this for us here, it's going to b
so, we had that happen with sandy. thank goodness the nor'easter is coming long and is not going to be a real strong dramatic storm. we'll talk about that in just a bit. 45 degrees right now, here in town. the clouds came over at least most of us, if you're in the northern tiered counties here, you're watching from southern pennsylvania, the chances are you probably had a real great day all day long and showed a picture of the sunset earlier. that was gorgeous and looking to the north-northwest...
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the death toll from sandy has topped 110 people in the united states alone. most of the victims from new york or new jersey. >>> the news edge in virginia, police in alexandria want you to take a good look at this surveillance video. they're looking for two men and a woman who broke into a couple businesses on eisenhower avenue two weeks ago. the suspects first attempted to break into one business, couldn't get in. so they tried and succeeded at two others. police are asking anyone who recognizes this group here to l >>> new developments tonight in the case of that 4-year-old boy who fell from a window at a high rise apartment building in silver spring. the boy's father has been charged with child neglect. christopher harley was arrested last thursday and is free on bond. harley's son fell nine stories on october 11th. he's in the hospital listed in serious condition. >>> coming up congressman jim moran breaks his silence as he and his son talk about this controversial undercough video and what they've both learned. the -- undercover video and what they've bo
the death toll from sandy has topped 110 people in the united states alone. most of the victims from new york or new jersey. >>> the news edge in virginia, police in alexandria want you to take a good look at this surveillance video. they're looking for two men and a woman who broke into a couple businesses on eisenhower avenue two weeks ago. the suspects first attempted to break into one business, couldn't get in. so they tried and succeeded at two others. police are asking anyone who...